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  2. La Brea Tar Pits - Wikipedia

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    Then in 1924, Hancock donated 23 acres (9.3 ha) to Los Angeles County with the stipulation that the county provide for the preservation of the park and the exhibition of fossils found there. [ 19 ] The George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries, part of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, was built next to the tar pits in ...

  3. Paleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits - Wikipedia

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    A nocturnal snake inhabiting prairies, deserts and bushlands. It is still found in Los Angeles today. Within pit 91 it is the rarest occurring snake. Night snake [134] [135] Hypsiglena torquata: Multiple mid and posterior trunk vertebrae as well as anterior trunk vertebrae, precloacal vertebrae and juvenile remains

  4. Angeles Mesa skeletons - Wikipedia

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    Angeles Mesa Skeletons or Haverty Skeletons are two common names for permineralized prehistoric human remains comprising eight individuals (three males, three females, two individuals of uncertain sex) [2] that were found in loose sands and sandy clays at the base of the Baldwin Hills between Culver City and Los Angeles in Southern California in 1924.

  5. 9-million-year-old marine fossils found beneath California ...

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    Millions of prehistoric marine fossils were discovered beneath a California high school over the course of a multi-year construction project. The relics recovered at San Pedro High School included ...

  6. Abandoned well hid 1,700-year-old government records. See ...

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    Other artifacts found at the ancient site in Changsha. A similar set of 1,700-year-old bamboo slips was also recently found in a pair of abandoned ... Los Angeles area remains in extreme fire ...

  7. Local landmarks lost and damaged by raging Los Angeles fires

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    The high school, featured in many movies including the 1976 film "Carrie," is 30% burned, Los Angeles School District Alberto Carvalho told ABC News on Wednesday.

  8. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Wikipedia

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    The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the Western United States. [3] The museum is located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the California Science Center. Its collections include nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts and cover 4.5 billion years of history. This large ...

  9. La Brea Woman - Wikipedia

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    La Brea Woman was a human whose remains were found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. The remains, first discovered in the pits in 1914, are the partial skeleton of a woman. [ 2 ] At around 18–25 years of age at death, she has been dated at 10,220–10,250 years BP (Before Present). [ 3 ]